formal dress

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And while the club doesn’t have a formal dress code for spectators, Wimbledon is the rare sporting event where it’s not uncommon to see men in neckties and women in floral dresses.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

This marks the first time Sánchez has worn such a high-necked formal dress, she told Vogue.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 27, 2025

We're glad he stuck to the formal dress code with the black socks, though.

From BBC • Sep. 5, 2023

There are at least two reasons to adopt a more formal dress code.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 19, 2023

Each had an image of life in the Golden Crescent painted on it—families sailing in the bay, children playing in the palace gardens, men and women in formal dress in this very hall.

From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia